Indiana House Bill 1192 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 13 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-13 - First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Seat belts on school buses. Establishes the school bus safety equipment grant fund (fund), administered by the department of education, to provide grants to school corporations seeking to purchase or equip school buses and special purpose buses with 3-point lap and shoulder safety belts or, if recommended by the state school bus committee, other proven safety equipment. Provides that a governing body may apply for a grant from the fund in an amount equal to 50% of the cost of purchasing or equipping a school bus or special purpose bus with 3-point lap and shoulder safety belts or other safety equipment. Requires a governing body seeking to purchase a school bus or special purpose bus to request information concerning the cost of purchasing a school bus or special purpose bus equipped with 3-point lap and shoulder safety belts. Requires the governing body to hold a public hearing on the costs and benefits of purchasing a school bus or special purpose bus with 3-point lap and shoulder safety belts before voting on whether to purchase a school bus or special purpose bus equipped with 3-point lap and shoulder safety belts. Allows a school corporation to use a portion of a grant from the safe schools fund or the secured school fund toward purchase or equipping school buses and special purpose buses with safety equipment. Requires each occupant of a school bus or special purpose bus that has a 3-point lap and shoulder safety belt to have the 3-point lap and shoulder safety belt properly fastened about the occupant's body at all times when the bus is in motion. Provides for an exception to the laws concerning other types of passenger restraint systems.

Seat belts on school buses.

Rep. John Bartlett [D]

Rep. Anthony Cook [R]

Rep. Donna Schaibley [R]

Rep. Chris Campbell [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-13	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
2020-01-13	House	Coauthored by Representatives Cook, Schaibley and Campbell
2020-01-13	House	Authored by Representative Bartlett

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/house/1192/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/7/e/c/c7ec608e/HB1192.01.INTR.pdf